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Washing |
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Machine Wash, Normal Garment may be laundered with the hottest available water, detergent or soap, agitation, and a machine designed for this purpose. |
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Machine Wash, Cold Initial water temperature should not exceed 65° to 85°F. |
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Machine Wash, Warm Initial water temperature should not exceed 105°F. |
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Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed 120°F. |
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Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed 140°F. |
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Machine Wash, Permanent Press Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed to preserve Permanent Press, with cool down or cold rinse prior to reduced spin. |
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Machine Wash, Gentle or Delicate Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed for gentle agitation and/or reduced time for delicate items. |
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Hand Wash Garment may be laundered with water, detergent or soap and gentle hand manipulation. |
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Do Not Wash Garment may not be safely laundered by any process. Normally accompanied by dry-cleaning instructions. |
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Bleach |
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NOTE: All (98+%) washable textiles are safe in some type of bleach. IF BLEACH IS NOT MENTIONED OR REPRESENTED BY A SYMBOL, ANY BLEACH MAY BE USED. |
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Bleach When Needed Any commercially available bleach product may be used in the laundering process. |
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Non-Chlorine Bleach When Needed Only a non-chlorine, color-safe bleach may be used in the laundering process. Chlorine bleach may not be used. |
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Do Not Bleach No bleach product may be used. The garment is not colorfast or structurally able to withstand any bleach. |
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Description |
Dry |
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Tumble Dry, Normal
A machine dryer may be regularly used at the hottest available temperature setting. |
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Tumble Dry, Normal, Low Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at a maximum of Low Heat setting. |
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Tumble Dry, Normal, Medium Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at a maximum of Medium Heat setting. |
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Tumble Dry, Normal, High Heat A machine dryer may be regularly used at a High Heat setting. |
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Tumble Dry, Normal, No Heat A machine dryer may be regularly used only at No Heat or Air Only setting.
NOTE: SYSTEM OF DOTS INDICATING TEMPERATURE RANGE IS THE SAME FOR ALL DRY PROCEDURES. |
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Tumble Dry, Permanent Press A machine dryer may be regularly used only at the Permanent Press setting. |
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Tumble Dry, Gentle A machine dryer may be regularly used only at the Gentle setting. |
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Do Not Dry A machine dryer may not be used. Usually accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol. |
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Line Dry Hang damp garment from line or bar, in- or outdoors. |
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Drip Dry Hang dripping-wet garment from line or bar, in- or outdoors, without hand shaping or smoothing. |
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Dry Flat Lay out horizontally for drying. |
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Dry In Shade Usually added to Line or Drip Dry. Dry away from direct sunlight.
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Symbol |
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Wring |
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Do Not Wring. |
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Symbol |
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Iron |
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NOTE: IF IRONING IS NOT NECESSARY, REGULAR CARE PROCEDURE NEED NOT BE MENTIONED. |
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Iron, Low Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Low setting (230°F) only. |
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Iron, Medium Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Medium setting (300°F). |
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Iron, High Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at High setting (290°F).
NOTE: SYSTEM OF DOTS INDICATING TEMPERATURE RANGE IS THE SAME FOR ALL IRONING PROCEDURES. |
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Do Not Steam Steam ironing will harm garment, but regular dry ironing at indicated temperature setting is acceptable. |
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Do Not Iron Item may not be smoothed or finished with an iron. |
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Dry - Clean |
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Dry-clean Dry-clean, any solvent, any cycle any moisture, any heat. |
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Dry-clean, Any Solvent Dry-clean, any solvent. Usually used with other restrictions on proper dry-cleaning procedure. |
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Dry-clean, Petroleum Solvent Only Dry-clean using only petroleum solvent. Usually used with other restrictions. |
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Dry-clean, Any Solvent Except Trichloroethylene Any dry-cleaning solvent other than trichloroethylene may be safely used. |
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Do Not Dry-clean Garment may not be commercially dry-cleaned. |
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